There are now enough wireless standards using the worldwide licence-exempt band at 2.4GHz that – if they were people – they could have a pretty decent party. The problem is there are so many of them that if they did, they might not be able to hear what each other was saying. Via [electronicsweekly.com]… Continue Reading
Daily Archives: April 13, 2005
Philadelphia Reveals Wi-Fi Plan
The city of Philadelphia on Thursday unveiled a controversial plan to transform its streets and neighborhoods into a gigantic wireless Internet hotspot. Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
Stage Set For Compromise On IEEE High-Speed
The group’s job is to create a WLAN standard that will deliver actual throughput of more than 100M bit/sec. The higher, though still shared, bandwidth will rival that of many wired networks and support demanding applications, such as several video and audio streams at once, huge image files and simulations. Via [wireless.newsfactor.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Alliance Plans For The Future
The Wi-Fi Alliance, the industry consortium that acts as promoter and tester of interoperability between wireless LAN equipment makers, has seen the writing on the wall. Vendors have not been touting the Wi-Fi Certified stamp of approval as they once were—a fact that has not escaped notice. So the group is making plans to stay… Continue Reading